changing user name and owner information

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changing user name and owner information

i have bought a new macpro and wish to give my older macair to my daughter. How do I change the user ID and home folder to her name. I have added her name as a user in the users and groups window and deleted mine. I notice that the home folder is still in my name (the little house icon in the menu bar.

I have cleaned all my info off with migration assitant (and deleted all after that), and then installed OS 10.8 for her. it did not give me the option to do a clean install.

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Jun 19, 2013 4:40 PM

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CarlAVII

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Jun 21, 2013 1:15 PM in response to nilsfromwa

Hello nilsfromwa,

The process for performing a clean install, or "Erase and Install" has changed somewhat with Lion and Mountain Lion.

OS X Mountain Lion: Erase and reinstall OS X

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11273

However, if you'd like to avoid running all the way back through the process of installing Mountain Lion, you can change the name of the home folder manually.

OS X: How to change user account name or home directory name

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428

Cheers,

Allen

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